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11/20/2024 0 Comments

Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. November 20, 1956 or 1958.

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Address: Mr. & Mrs. Epperson
3300 Kingsland Ave.
Oakland, California

Postmarked: Chicago, Nov 20, 9 PM, 1956/8 Ill.

Message: Thanks for the enjoyable evening at your home. Leu Rutledge

Postcard: CK-209 - Michigan Avenue Looking North from the Wrigley Building, on the right. Tribue Tower, Sheraton Hotel, Allerton Hotel, the Old Water Tower and the Palmolive Building in the background.
Aero Distributing Co., Inc., Chicago, Illinois
Natural Color Reproduction - Curteichcolor Art-Creation Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.
3 cent liberty stamp
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11/9/2024 0 Comments

Clearwater, Florida, November 9, 1941

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Address: Mr. & Mrs. E. W. Paulson
1026 S. West Ave.
Jackson, Michigan

Postmarked: Clearwater, FL Nov 9, 6:30 PM, 1941

Message: Nov. 7, 41
Here's one of the roads we drove over today. We are staying tonight at Clearwater Beach only a half a block from the Gulf of Mexico. Saw the sponge? fishing boats at Tarpon Springs today. Going to St. Petersburg tomorrow so I'll see what luck I have. Leaving Monday for Silver Springs. Tuesday starting for home. Tilhi? & Ruth

Postcard: Front: Clearwater's Famous Flowered Causeway, Clearwater, Florida S902
Back: Distributed by Sun News Co., St. Petersburg, Florida
A 'Colourpicture' Publication, Cambridge, Mass., U.S.A.
11078 Burgert Bros.
1 cent Industry, Agriculture, For Defense stamp
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11/3/2024 0 Comments

Washington Street, Beverly, Mass. November 3, 1906

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Address: Miss Phylinda M. Upton
86 Spring St
Lewiston, ME.
(Family Search ID: LVN2-R5B, wife of 7th cousin 3x removed)

Postmarked: Lewiston, ME Dec 3, 1906
?rly, Mass. Dec 2, 1906

Message: Front: E.R.D. 12-2-06

Postcard: No. 7972. The Metropolitan News Co., Boston, Mass. and Germany
1 cent Franklin stamp
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Current view of Washington Street, Beverly, Mass.
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8/21/2024 0 Comments

15th Street, Fort Smith, Ark. August 21, 1909

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​Address:
Mr. Ray Jackson
Blanchester, Ohio
(Family Search ID G3J6-P37)

Postmarked: Fort Smith, Ark. 3 pm

Message: I haven't much to say. You know I am

Postcard: Front: 15th Street, Looking North, Fort Smith, Ark.
Back: KG New York
1 cent stamp

This view is at N 15th St and N A St. Pictured on the left is the Saint Edward Infirmary.
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6/14/2024 0 Comments

Lexington St., Baltimore, Md. June 14, 1916

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​Address: Mr. & Mrs. J. B. Mann
Madeira, Ohio
Ham. Co.
(Joseph Benjamin Mann Family Search ID: K8NV-Q44)

Postmarked: Baltimore, MD 11-30AM

Message: Dear Father & Mother,
We are having a fine time, we are going to Washington today and think we will go to Phily tomorrow. I am going to send some soiled clothes home in basket you can just drop them in our clothes basket. I put those gloves that were left there in the lower small buffet drawer. I forgot to tell you. Do take care of yourselves and let us hear from you. R
We are having fine
Father(?), R.
(Rachel Mann Jackson, Family Search ID G3PC-VD8, 7th cousin five times removed)


Postcard: Front: 70 Lexington St. looking East from Howard St., Baltimore, Md. 5458
Back: Published by The Chessler Co., Baltimore, Md.
1 cent stamp
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